Scholar. Artist. Cultural Critic.
Praise for Masculinity in Transition
Masculinity in Transition in Pride.com 10 best LGBTQ+ books of 2024 (so far)!
Read a review by Tristan Bridges for the Gender and Society journal
Read a review, “Unraveling Masculinities: A Cultural Shift,” by Onur Karaköse, International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (Giessen, Germany)
Read an article about my book, written by Lauren Herold for Autostraddle, “K. Allison Hammer Imagines the Queer and Trans Possibilities of Masculinity”
Masculinity in Transition is out anywhere you buy books!
In the book, I discuss the long history of white, normative masculinity, and how lesbian, trans, and queer poets, performance artists, novelists, and filmmakers have imagined masculinity otherwise. I offer a vision of gender justice for a time of unprecedented crises. Podcasts, articles, and events will be posted on this page, so stay tuned!
On December 4, 2024, I gave a lecture at the University of Giessen, “Exuberant Embodiment: A Trans Utopia for an Unbearable Present,” based on an essay of the same title forthcoming in the Journal of the Society for Utopian Studies. Using Jose Muñoz’s Cruising Utopia as a guide, I present a vision for a trans utopia centered on exuberant embodiment, which connotes the abundant, overflowing quality of complete bodily autonomy for all.
On July 3, 2024, I gave a lecture at the University of Giessen, Germany, that examines how a Trump presidency puts trans people at risk of being stripped of their right to exist in public. This lecture previews an essay, “How to Make an Enemy: Transmisogyny and the U.S. Presidential Election,” just published in October 2024 in Diversity Issues in the U.S.A.: Transnational Perspectives on the U.S. Presidential Election, open access from [transcript]: Independent Academic Publishing.
Podcasts and Presentations
Gender Stories Podcast with Alex Iantaffi
In my scholarship, cultural criticism, and art work, I look for interrelationships between communities, spaces, and cultural objects. Let’s talk about what I can contribute to your online publication, podcast, journal, or edited volume. I’m also available to give talks on my book, Masculinity in Transition, as well as new research. The book is currently available for purchase from the University of Minnesota Press.